By Bill Stewart Not a lot of competition this past week with the holidays providing rest and recuperation. For that reason I want to test your knowledge of the classic movie, A CHRISTMAS STORY. I will supply the answers next…
Monthly Archives: December 2012
Incidents & Accidents
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Monday, December 17 Next time – please wait around to prove it actually happened A woman exiting onto McDonald’s on Route 1 southbound reported to police her vehicle was struck from behind by an unknown vehicle. The woman…
Deceased SHS grad wills $500K for schools, scholarship fund
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By Matthew Robare A new scholarship has been established at Saugus High School in honor of the late Edward M. O’Neill of Gloucester. School Committee Member Frederick Doucette presented news of the bequest to the Saugus Board of Selectmen…
Selectman proposes CORI checks for all town employees and volunteers
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By Matthew Robare At the last Board of Selectmen meeting in November, Vice Chair Stephen Castinetti introduced a motion to have the town do Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) checks on all employees and volunteers doing work for the…
Sachems boys hoop starts strong but falls to Danvers
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By Jerry DiStefano The Saugus High Sachems boys’ basketball team has picked up right where they left off, as the Sachems have steamrollered to a 3–1 start. The Sachems have had a really solid start to the 2012–13 season…
The Old Sachem: A Winter Wonderland
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By Bill Stewart We start the week with the story out of Arlington High School were they played many ineligible players the previous year and thus had to belatedly forfeit all games in 8 sports, both boys and girls. This…
Town announces Santa’s Christmas Eve visit!
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NOTICE TO THE CHILDREN OF SAUGUS On behalf of the Saugus Police and Fire Departments, Santa Claus has agreed to visit our town again on Christmas Eve. Starting at Central Fire Station with a Police and Fire escort, Santa will…
Town says they’re “crisis-ready” following Newtown school murders
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By Matthew Robare Last Monday, December 14, Adam Lanza murdered six adults and 20 children at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, in addition to his mother, whom he murdered at their home. The massacre has ignited…
Crabtree takes steps to ensure town’s fiscal stability
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By Matthew Robare Several months’ worth of work by Town Manager Scott Crabtree resulted in the board of selectmen adopting financial management policies Tuesday night. The policies are designed to ensure the long-term financial stability of the town and…
Sachems boys basketball impress in home opener against Gloucester, 65-57
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By Jerry DiStefano The Saugus Sachem boys’ basketball team picked up right where they left off last season: Saugus defeated Gloucester, 65–57, at Saugus last Thursday night in their season home opener. The Sachems started off a little slow…